Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sidney Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sidney Center and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sidney Center

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Sidney Center:
  • 42.290479, -75.256072
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Sidney Center

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Since Sidney Center is near Otsego County and also Chenango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Sidney Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sidney Center ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Arabia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Arabia is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
• Arctic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Arctic is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic
• Franklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Franklin
  • From Sidney Center to Franklin
• Ivanhoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Mallory Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mallory Corner is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Corner
• Pinesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinesville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesville
• Rockdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Rootville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rootville is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
• Sand Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sand Hill is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Treadwell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Treadwell is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treadwell <1>
• Trout Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Trout Creek is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <1>

How Far From Sidney Center to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sidney Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sidney Center and extending to:

• Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sidney Center to Delhi, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,272 miles [6,875.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'